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A Clinical Comparison Of Two Continuous Performance Tests, Steven C. Griffioen Dec 1994

A Clinical Comparison Of Two Continuous Performance Tests, Steven C. Griffioen

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The purpose of this paper is to evaluate how well Conners' (1992) Continuous Performance Test (CCPT) and Greenberg's (1991) Test of Variables of Attention (TOVA) differentiated a clinical sample of 23 children with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD) from 36 non-ADHD children. The two versions of the continuous performance test (CPT) were also evaluated in terms of the children's perceptions of the two tasks. Results showed a significant difference on the CPT variables between the ADHD group and the group of children diagnosed with other clinical disorders. ADHD children committed fewer commission errors and had a significantly longer reaction time following …

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Ethical Decision-Making Strategies Of Supervisors Of Psychology Interns, Judith L. Juhala Aug 1994

Ethical Decision-Making Strategies Of Supervisors Of Psychology Interns, Judith L. Juhala

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The focus of this study was the ethical decision-making justifications of internship site supervisors regarding hypothetical supervisory dilemmas and explored the relationship between these justifications and selected demographic variables of supervisors. More specifically, supervisors' utilization of decision-making justifications of autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, justice, and fidelity when asked to defend their resolutions of supervisory ethical dilemmas were examined. In addition, there was an examination of the relationship between the justifications utilized and selected demographic variables including type of educational training, gender, level of professionalization, years of experience, and type of internship site in which the supervisor was employed. Four hundred questionnaire …

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Concerns Of Young Adolescents As They Transition From The Elementary School To The Middle Level School, Kenneth L. Brighton May 1993

Concerns Of Young Adolescents As They Transition From The Elementary School To The Middle Level School, Kenneth L. Brighton

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Major changes in life can be problematic for individuals at any age. But for young adolescents who suddenly discover that almost every aspect of their being is in a state of flux, the transition from the elementary school environment to the middle school setting can be an additional source of anxiety. This study identified the specific concerns that young adolescents held as they anticipated promotion to the middle level, the validity and longevity of those concerns, and the differences in how sixth grade students cope with the transition compared to seventh grade students making the same transition to the middle …

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The Effect Of Corrective Feedback Loops Upon Achievement And Attitudes Of Teacher Education Students Who Completed An Interactive Videodisc Program On Mastery Learning, Jenq-I Jiau May 1993

The Effect Of Corrective Feedback Loops Upon Achievement And Attitudes Of Teacher Education Students Who Completed An Interactive Videodisc Program On Mastery Learning, Jenq-I Jiau

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This study investigated the effect of corrective feedback loops upon achievement and attitudes of teacher education students who completed an interactive videodisc program on mastery learning. The purpose of the investigation was to determine if corrective feedback and required mastery of sequential instructional units would improve achievement and attitudes of learners. iii A posttest-only control-group design with randomization was used in this study. Subjects were recruited from classes in the departments of Elementary Education, Special Education, and Curriculum, Instruction, and Media Technology at Indiana State University during the Spring semester, 1993. Results indicated that corrective feedback and required mastery of …

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A Validation Study Of The Grimley Personality Scale For Children, Hee-Sook Choi Dec 1989

A Validation Study Of The Grimley Personality Scale For Children, Hee-Sook Choi

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I'he purpose of this study was to examine the construct validity of the Grimley Personality Scale for Children (GPSC). The GPSC is an experimental personality test designed to measure the social/personal adjustment of a child in various social contacts. The validity of the GPSC was investigated through the association of this instrument with other measures of social/personal adjustment: the California Test of Personality (CTP), the Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale (PHCSCS), the Paired Hands Test (PHT), and the Personal Attribute Inventory for Children (PAIC) . It was hypothesized that there would be significant positive relationships between the total score on the …

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The Treatment Of Test Anxiety Using Stress Inoculation Training, James L. Mason Aug 1988

The Treatment Of Test Anxiety Using Stress Inoculation Training, James L. Mason

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The purpose of this study was to test the effectiveness of a stress inoculation training package based on recommendations provided in the Meichenbaum and Butler feedback loop model of test anxiety. The variables under investigation included the Test Anxiety Scale, the Study Habits scale of the Survey of Study Habits and Attitudes, and academic test scores (converted to standard scores). These measures were administered pre- and posttreatment. The sample consisted of 54 introductory psychology students who were self-identified as test-anxious. Through a randomization process, 26 students were assigned to the stress inoculation training group and 28 students were assigned to …

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The Comparison Of General And Specific Videotape Pretraining On Selected Process And Outcome Variables In Counseling, John David Hughes Aug 1984

The Comparison Of General And Specific Videotape Pretraining On Selected Process And Outcome Variables In Counseling, John David Hughes

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This study investigated the efficacy of a professional self-disclosure statement as a pretraining treatment of role induction in counseling. Two videotape models of pretraining for first-time clients were compared with a notreatment control condition. The eight dependent variables investigated included six of client expectation: client attitudes and behaviors, client characteristics, counselor characteristics, characteristics of process, counselor attitudes and behaviors, and the quality of outcome; one of state anxiety; and one of continuance in counseling. The counselor-specific client role induction consisted of a professional self-disclosure statement discussing purpose and expectations of counseling, confidentiality, and counselor training. The general pretraining treatment consisted …

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A Comparative Study Of The Developmental Characteristics Of Non-Traditional And Traditional Public Community College Students, David E. Phillippe May 1984

A Comparative Study Of The Developmental Characteristics Of Non-Traditional And Traditional Public Community College Students, David E. Phillippe

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The purposes of the study were: (1) to determine the develop- ,-/ if .. mental c:1~racteristics, as me~sured by the Student Developmental Task Inventory-2 (SDTI-2), of non-traditional and traditional students at the point of entry into a public community college and (2) to determine if these characteristics differed significantly when compared on the basis of age and sex. The comparison groups included students classified as: non-traditional and traditional, non-traditional and traditional males, and non-traditional and traditional females. The sample for the study was composed of 100 students who were first-time full-time enrollees at Vincennes University in the Spring Semester 1984. …

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The Cognitive Structure Of The Psychometrically Gifted In The Analysis Of Piagetian Formal Operations, Charles Joseph Justice Aug 1980

The Cognitive Structure Of The Psychometrically Gifted In The Analysis Of Piagetian Formal Operations, Charles Joseph Justice

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This study investigated a six-variable model of the cognitive structure of psychometrically gifted adolescents. In this model, Concept Attainment and Problem Finding were the dependent variables, and IQ, Achievement Motivation, Anxiety, and Innovation were the independent variables. Previous research suggests that emotional or affective variables such as Achievement Motivation, Anxiety, and Innovation strongly influence the type of problem solving necessary in Piagetian formal operational thinking. Research also indicates that the formal operational stage is a necessary but insufficient condition for a type of cognitive process termed "Problem Finding." Thus, Problem Finding was suggested as a fifth stage of cognitive development. …

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Children's Test Behavior And Examiner Bias On The Wechsler Intelligence Scale For Children, Charesa Mae Kirchner May 1979

Children's Test Behavior And Examiner Bias On The Wechsler Intelligence Scale For Children, Charesa Mae Kirchner

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This study was designed to investigate the effect of chi1dren 1s test behavior on examiners' scoring, questioning, and confidence in test resu1ts. The variables under investigation were leve1 of inte11igence and extraversion-introversion as operationally defined in terms of sociabi1ity, response speed, and persistence. E1even-year-old male accomplices read scripts containing responses to the Verba1 Scale of the WISC and operationally defined test behaviors. The test responses to the Verba1 Scale of the WISC were designed to yield superior (IQ= 128) or average (IQ= 97) test scores by varying the quality of test responses. Extravert-Introvert test behaviors independent of the scoring of …

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The Relationship Of A Counselor-Guided Meditation To Counselor Presence As Defined In Psychosynthesis, David Bradley Green May 1979

The Relationship Of A Counselor-Guided Meditation To Counselor Presence As Defined In Psychosynthesis, David Bradley Green

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This study was designed to investigate the relationship, in a counseling session, of an initial guided meditation by a counselor to presence, a core condition of counseling and psychotherapy as defined in psychosynthesis. Presence consists of two variables--the quality of the therapeutic relationship and the ability of the counselor or therapist to disidentify from his or her personality and become identified as a 11 Self. 11 The quality of the therapeutic relationship was measured by the Barrett-Lennard Relationship Inventory. Counselor disidentification-"Self"identification was assessed by the number of distracting thoughts, feelings, and body sensations experienced by the counselor during the counseling …

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A Study Of Positive Practice Overcorrection Versus Time-Out For Eliminating The Classroom Disruptions Of Relatively Normal Children, Johnny L. Matson Dec 1976

A Study Of Positive Practice Overcorrection Versus Time-Out For Eliminating The Classroom Disruptions Of Relatively Normal Children, Johnny L. Matson

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The purpose of the study was to compare two mild punishment techniques, positive practice overcorrection and time-out, for decreasing talking out and out of seat behavior in relatively normal children. Other variables considered were the practicality of administering positive practice and time-out, the generalization of the technique to other problem behaviors, and emotional side effects resulting from the administration of the techniques. The hypotheses formulated and tested considered which technique most effectively decreased target behaviors and what effect these treatments had on social interactions of treated children. Subjects were 18 males and two females between six and nine years of …

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An Exploratory Study Of Black Students' Self-Report Of Their Views About Academic Success And Failure, Katharine Norris Webb Jul 1972

An Exploratory Study Of Black Students' Self-Report Of Their Views About Academic Success And Failure, Katharine Norris Webb

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An Analysis Of The Attitudes Of Student Teachers Toward Self And Others Following Student Teaching In Two Contrasted Student Teaching Environments, David N. Kelsey Sep 1971

An Analysis Of The Attitudes Of Student Teachers Toward Self And Others Following Student Teaching In Two Contrasted Student Teaching Environments, David N. Kelsey

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Relationships Among Personality Scores, Mental Ages, And Achievement Scores In Seventh Grade Classes At La Porte, Indiana, And Comparisons With Findings Previously Reported, Roy S. Stuffle May 1947

Relationships Among Personality Scores, Mental Ages, And Achievement Scores In Seventh Grade Classes At La Porte, Indiana, And Comparisons With Findings Previously Reported, Roy S. Stuffle

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It was the purpose of this study: (1) to ascertain the amount and distribution of mental ability and scholastic achievement of the seventh-grade pupils of La Porte Junior High School, (2) to learn the degree to which these pupils were adjusted in self and social relationships, (3) to find existing relationships among achievement, intelligence, and personality adjustment as measured by standardized tests, and (4) to analyze the personality maladjustment that seemed present.

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